Is the visual studio working fast on this machine? Is it a good Laptop?
5635
Cannot rate the visual studio yet..but I concur with consumer reports..is a great little light weight laptop. Is affordable, easy to carry around as I do in my job Love the touch screen when doing power point presentations.
2199582
To me, personally, it works amazing. It's fast, startup is immediate, and the speed is the fastest I've ever had. For 800 (not counting monitor), it's the best. I did upgrade the video card, but that was just for me, the one that comes with it doesn't disappoint.
97318
So far it's run everything I've thrown at it. I bought it to run games but I've been doing so autocad drawings and it runs flawlessly.
775201
It runs Minecraft quite well for my son at full settings. It ran even better with the addition of 4GB of RAM. For me mass Exports in Lightroom of RAW files with parameter changes goes much quicker than with my Lenovo X1 Carbon with i5.
72477
Yes, very good; is a laptop very powerfull and fast in the work. I´m not game the Sim 3 and Minecraft.
1795179
It runs very well. It has a good processor and works better than a newer HP laptop that I purchased at Walmart for $375 For $175.99 you are getting a great deal. The only thing I didn't like was the small hdd, which I replaced with a 500gb one.
863050
I have a similiar one at home I run MS word, on and watch netflix quite often, it runs perfectly, also I can play diablo3 and bioshock plus COD ghost on it perfectly well, so the answer is yes! its a multitasking machine!
573614
So far it has been a great laptop, I preferred Windows 7 and it was configured with this version. I had a HP laptop and this one seems solid, besides the HP motherboard died after about a year and a key broke. It's fast, I'm not a gamer so if this is your main hobby I have no idea what it will do.
572029
Yes and yes. It's a fast machine. But you'll need a graphic's card if you want to play most games. I don't play on mine, but I have a friend that does.
336156
Sincere apologies for delay in answering your question, I was getting married that week! Anyway, I would recommend this computer without hesitation. I use it for programming and have a lot of software installed on it. It performs everything with ease and I love it. However, the only downside, if you could consider it that, is the OS. Win 8 has not received great reviews and I am not going to jump on that band wagon as it is quite easy to get used to. But, Windows 8 is not yet fully supported with any existing ahrdware you may want to connect to this machine. Other than that, get yourself one of these! Sincere apologies for delay in answering your question, I was getting married that week! Anyway, I would recommend this computer without hesitation. I use it for programming and have a lot of software installed on it. It performs everything with ease and I love it. However, the only downside, if you could consider it that, is the OS. Win 8 has not received great reviews and I am not going to jump on that band wagon as it is quite easy to get used to. But, Windows 8 is not yet fully supported with any existing ahrdware you may want to connect to this machine. Other than that, get yourself... » Read More Sincere apologies for delay in answering your question, I was getting married that week! Anyway, I would recommend this computer without hesitation. I use it for programming and have a lot of software installed on it. It performs everything with ease and I love it. However, the only downside, if you could consider it that, is the OS. Win 8 has not received great reviews and I am not going to jump on that band wagon as it is quite easy to get used to. But, Windows 8 is not yet fully supported with any existing ahrdware you may want to connect to this machine. Other than that, get yourself one of these! « Show Less
866547
Is the general consensus that this is going to be a good to very good machine? I like most of the specs, but you never know until you have it in your hands...would love to hear thoughts of those considering purchasing this netbook.
2008267
no, but it's actually pretty good is an excellent laptop, I have not had any problems so far.
1179718
8 isn't that bad, but some software isn't compatible with it. I use Wilcom Bernina Sewing software to digitize machine embroidery designs, I have version 6, windows 8 isn't compatible with it, so I had to keep an older lap top to run Wilcom. It does take some getting used to, but I also use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, the full suite...and this PC runs it great, no lag time at all.
1802409
Actually that is what I need too. this laptop is good enough for us. some people do not like windows 8, but i like it. it is like a smart phone lol. only one thing bothers me is u may need to sign up for a microsoft account. since i am not a high-tech person, i have signed it up with my email. i still have no clue what that is for lol. well, the price is very reasonable for us. if you wanna experience windows 8, i think you should go for it. I love HP, my husband has the same one like this. my sister-in-law has an older model pavilion. we love it! hope i answered your question.:)
1468904
O yes. I just opened the box, plugged it in, ran the Install and I was on. I hope this is the speed you want. I am greatly disappointed in the speed. Lastnight it took 3 hours for the Windows Updates to download and install. I figure this computer for a person desiring to do email and school text work. Nothing you want completed at great speeds. Start a program and go get a cup of tea or coffee. It may be up on the screen when you get back to chair. I saw a Asus 11.5" laptop yesterday at Best Buy that is faster for $270. I am almost sorry I did not just buy it, instead. At least I could take it around with me. O yes. I just opened the box, plugged it in, ran the Install and I was on. I hope this is the speed you want. I am greatly disappointed in the speed. Lastnight it took 3 hours for the Windows Updates to download and install. I figure this computer for a person desiring to do email and school text work. Nothing you want completed at great speeds. Start a program and go get a cup of tea or coffee. It may be up on the screen when you get back to chair. I saw a Asus 11.5" laptop yesterday at Best Buy that is faster for $270. I am almost sorry I did not just buy it, instead. At least I... » Read More O yes. I just opened the box, plugged it in, ran the Install and I was on. I hope this is the speed you want. I am greatly disappointed in the speed. Lastnight it took 3 hours for the Windows Updates to download and install. I figure this computer for a person desiring to do email and school text work. Nothing you want completed at great speeds. Start a program and go get a cup of tea or coffee. It may be up on the screen when you get back to chair. I saw a Asus 11.5" laptop yesterday at Best Buy that is faster for $270. I am almost sorry I did not just buy it, instead. At least I could take it around with me. « Show Less
777897
It has some issues. The touchpad stops working sometimes apparently without any reason. Also it gets very slow sometimes, hopefully that's because of windows so it could be fixed with an update. I'd say it's good for a student, my question would be, What kind of student? what software are you using? FYI, it can run autocad and solidworks well...
897633
This is very good laptop overall, just Windows 7 are slowing it down quite a bit ( despite 3 GB of RAM installed).If you gonna use this I recommend replacing Windows w/ Linux ( I use Lubuntu very light & efficient free OS).